{"id":4861,"date":"2021-08-26T02:00:46","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4861"},"modified":"2021-08-23T02:57:15","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T00:57:15","slug":"i-writhed-as-i-watched-the-paper-being-consumed-without-anything-said-about-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eugenedemazenod.net\/?p=4861","title":{"rendered":"I WRITHED AS I WATCHED THE PAPER BEING CONSUMED WITHOUT ANYTHING SAID ABOUT YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of Eugene’s greatest joys was to receive news from his Oblates about themselves and their missionary work. The length of time that letters from Canada took was a source of frustration for him, thus making it a special occasion when a letter did arrive.<\/h3>\n

Since my last letters, my very dear Father Honorat, I have received in the same mail yours of April 14 and that of Father Telmon of the 5th of the same month. This is too much enjoyment in one day… \u00a0You would not believe what I went through with his letter.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

I who am so avid for every detail about your community, your persons and your activities, am obliged to keep my eagerness bottled up and champ at the bit while reading two dull pages only on the subject of the Sisters of Jesus and Mary. I writhed as I watched the paper being consumed without anything said about you. For the love of God, play no more tricks like this on me. Ten lines suffice for anything not related to you.<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n

Letter to Jean Baptiste Honorat, 31 May 1843, EO I n 19<\/em><\/h3>\n

Letters at that time were usually made up of one sheet of paper folded into four pages, with the last half being left for the address to be written on before it was sealed. There was no envelope. This explains Eugene’s frustration when useless things filled up the pages instead of news – added to which was the high cost of the paper and the postage for each sheet.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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